Author Archives: James Wilmore

A neurodiverse workforce can ‘literally think differently’. And with construction's skills crisis set to be exacerbated by Brexit and the COVID-19 crisis, James Wilmore speaks to the experts who see a potential talent pool and opportunity for the industry to grasp

The Budget pledged £27bn to improve and extend England’s road network, but critics have suggested this is at odds with climate change. What can the construction sector do to make our roads greener?

Banks are still reeling from Carillion’s collapse and the industry is feeling the pinch. Where do tier ones go from here and has there been a more vigilant approach to finance reporting since?

Exclusive: Government ministers have not been present at any of the six Construction Leadership Council (CLC) meetings held in 2019, sparking renewed fears that the industry is being ignored. The 13-strong group, membership of which was overhauled in 2015, was launched by the government two years previously with a mission…

Set up by the government in 2013 to drive improvements in the industry, the Construction Leadership Council has since been serially snubbed by ministers. CN asks whether the CLC has a future

Two-thirds of the industry’s best-paid bosses received a pay rise last year despite increased scrutiny of executive salaries, Construction News research has revealed. Our analysis showed 13 of the 20 highest-rewarded executives at publicly listed firms enjoyed an increase in their overall packages, analysis of latest annual reports showed. Research…

Leading construction bosses at the top listed firms have benefited from increased pay over the past year, in contrast to their counterparts in other sectors

Galliford Try's work on the taxiways is gathering pace, as James Wilmore gets airside to see how the contractor is tackling the challenge of laying concrete amid a live airport environment

Project: Barton Square, Trafford Centre Client: Intu Contract value: £52m Main contractor: Vinci Contract type: JCT Design and Build Structural engineer: Cameron Darroch Associates M&E consultant: Hoare Lea Project start: August 2018 Project end: March 2020 How do you handle being the subject of not one, but two failed takeover…

Electron microscopes, a two-million-volt lightning-strike generator and an anechoic chamber are all being incorporated into a new £400m campus, as the university looks to the future. James Wilmore went to have a look.